Almost one in three companies on a list of the 500 largest firms in Central and Eastern Europe comes from Poland, according to a report for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna by Coface.

In total, 148 Polish firms made it onto the list of the 500 largest companies, down from last year's record of 171. Polish fuel concern PKN Orlen remains the regional leader, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported.